Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1999-41,: Re: Bug? 2.2.12

# Re: Bug? 2.2.12

Steve Dodd (dirk@loth.demon.co.uk)
Wed, 13 Oct 1999 15:00:35 +0100

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On Tue, Oct 12, 1999 at 04:11:53AM -0400, Min-Ken Lai wrote:

> Sorry about this, but I grabbed the wrong "ps ux" line. I followed up
> with the real zombie:
>
> ml267 290 0.1 0.0 5128 0 ? DW Oct10 2:18 [enlightenment]

*sigh* That's not a zombie either. It's in *uninterruptible* sleep this time.
Zombies are just slots in the process table used to hold exit status until
the parent retrieves it. They are indicated (strangely) by a Z in the STAT
field by ps.

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